Figure 1: Splash illustration for the Sospiro app launch screen.
2018
Role(s): UX Designer, Web Developer + Designer
With my team, I created a hypothetical future where our solution will take place at the Stratford Public Library using the IMPACT card game.
Our solution was the Sospiro App that does on-the-spot translation of scanning objects and input text.
"What problems would a person living in Stratford, Ontario face in 2068?"
Figure 2: (1/3) Splash screen art for the demo/tutorial section of the app for new users.
The IMPACT card game introduces its players to problem solving in a future scenario and explore the impact of technology. The primary goal of the game is to have players role-play as a person in their future scenario to create solutions through empathy and critical thinking.
This game was used to escape the familiar world we live in and discover potential outlooks around obstacles for a better future.
"Youths from all different cultures quickly adapt to several different languages to communicate [...]"
In this future, the government has chosen to crack down on two things: economic instability and climate change.
In order to control both these issues, they have established a yearly universal income with everyone over 18 years old getting $40,000. The economic theory that stable economies create unstable economies keeps every cycle moving incredibly quickly; fluctuating between recession and peak to not have significant effects.
Stratford has been reset to pre-industrial environmental conditions, however this was not cost effective and unsustainable and regulations were enforced on how much pollution can be produced and how how much waste each household is allowed to produce as a few examples. Due to medical progress, emotional labor is recognized to be just as important as medical staff and adequate medicine and treatment. The government is unable to monitor individual well being so communities gather together to diagnose and crowd source medical treatments to improve speed of recovery for ill patients.
Stratford by 2068 is recognized as a reputable city with abundant resources and attracts many immigrants to create a better future for their family. Existing ESL and other language programs were not able to account for this influx of people, but people still needed to be able to communicate. Youths from all different cultures quickly adapt to several different languages to communicate, however, their parents (whether they were born in their current country or not) were less needing to communicate with each other so only speak their original languages.
Scan object with a phone camera and have a quick translation.
PRO: Fastest method to look something up in front of user
CON: Relies on objects in front of user, large error margin
Illustrate object in question and algorithm detects drawing.
PRO: Recall object, symbols or letters to translate
CON: Simplistic or poor drawings draw large margin of error
Search using the database and in-depth filters for word(s).
PRO: Recall object, symbols or letters to translate
CON: Simplistic or poor drawings draw large margin of error
Search database of objects likely to be in current location.
PRO: Optimal for studying vocabulary and practice
CON: Most unpredictable method of looking up an item
Figure 3: User journey for each app function resulting in many different outcomes.
TOOLS: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop
SKILLS: Icon Design, Illustrator
TOOLS: Figma, InVision
SKILLS: Prototyping, User Testing
The team collaborated on Figma to create the app prototype and demonstrate its use to the Stratford School of Interactive Design and Business and having the project hosted on InVision for user testing.
I wanted to take a fresh look at the data and world building story I built to have another attempt at tackling this problem in the long run with the Sospiro Textbook. Check it out below!